Automatic identification of a tool
First Claim
1. A method for use with a portion of a body of a subject that contains a lumen, the method comprising:
- acquiring at least one extraluminal image of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body, the extraluminal image including a longitudinal portion of the lumen;
displaying, on a display, the acquired, extraluminal image; and
using at least one processor;
in response to receiving a single input from a user designating a single point within the extraluminal image of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body, identifying a region within the lumen that corresponds to a lesion, by identifying edge lines of the lumen and longitudinal extremities of the lesion, within the extraluminal image, in a vicinity of the single point;
in response thereto, automatically, performing an identification selected from the group consisting of;
identification of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region, and identification of a dimension of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region; and
generating an output in response to the identification.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a portion of a body of a subject including acquiring a plurality of images of the portion, and displaying one of the images. In response to receiving an input that is indicative of a given location within the image, an indication of a region within the portion is generated on the image. In response to receiving a further input, a dimension of the region that is indicated within the image is modified. In response thereto, at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region is identified, and/or a dimension of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region is identified. An output is generated is response to the identification. Other applications are also described.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for use with a portion of a body of a subject that contains a lumen, the method comprising:
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acquiring at least one extraluminal image of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body, the extraluminal image including a longitudinal portion of the lumen; displaying, on a display, the acquired, extraluminal image; and using at least one processor; in response to receiving a single input from a user designating a single point within the extraluminal image of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body, identifying a region within the lumen that corresponds to a lesion, by identifying edge lines of the lumen and longitudinal extremities of the lesion, within the extraluminal image, in a vicinity of the single point; in response thereto, automatically, performing an identification selected from the group consisting of;
identification of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region, and identification of a dimension of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region; andgenerating an output in response to the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for use with a portion of a body of a subject that contains a lumen, the apparatus comprising:
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an image-acquisition device configured to acquire at least one extraluminal image of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body, the extraluminal image including a longitudinal portion of the lumen; a display configured to display the acquired, extraluminal image; and at least one processor configured; in response to receiving a single input from a user designating a single point within the extraluminal image of the portion of the subject'"'"'s body, to identify a region within the lumen that corresponds to a lesion, by identifying edge lines of the lumen and longitudinal extremities of the lesion, within the extraluminal image, in a vicinity of the single point, in response thereto, to automatically perform an identification selected from the group consisting of;
identification of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region, and identification of a dimension of at least one tool that is suitable for being placed at the region; andto generate an output in response to the identification.
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